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American Poets Project Ser.: John Greenleaf Whittier : Selected Poems by John Greenleaf Whittier (2004, Hardcover)

A beloved figure in his own era--a household name for such poems as "Barbara Frietchie" and "The Barefoot Boy"-John Greenleaf Whittier remains an emotionally honest, powerfully reflective voice. A Quaker deeply involved in the struggle against slavery (he was harassed by mobs more than once) he enlisted his poetry in the abolitionist cause with such powerful works as "The Hunters of Men," "Song of Slaves in the Desert," and "Ichabod!", his mournful attack on Daniel Webster's betrayal of the anti-slavery cause. Whittier's narrative gift is evident in such perennially popular poems as "Skipper Ireson's Ride" and the Civil War legend "Barbara Frietchie," while in his masterpiece "Snow-Bound" he created a vivid, flavorful portrait of the country life he knew as a child in New England. "His diction is easy, his detail rich and unassuming, his emotion deep," writes editor Brenda Wineapple. "And the shale of his New England landscape reaches outward, promising not relief from pain but a glimpse of a better, larger world." About the American Poets Project Elegantly designed in compact editions, printed on acid-free paper, and textually authoritative, the American Poets Project makes available the full range of the American poetic accomplishment, selected and introduced by today's most discerning poets and critics.

Book Title
John Greenleaf Whittier : Selected Poems
Author
John Greenleaf Whittier
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Subjects & Themes / Nature, Subjects & Themes / Places, General, American / General
Publication Year
2004
Book Series
American Poets Project Ser.
Genre
Poetry
Number of Pages
230 Pages

Series Volume Number
10
Lc Classification Number
Ps3252.W47 2004
Grade from
Twelfth Grade
Reviews
"Whittier is an indispensable part of our poetic heritage. . . . As he matured, he sometimes put his strong Quaker beliefs in vital conflict with both the imagistic and hedonistic impulses of their brands of Romanticism. When he created such tension among his passions and responsibilities, the result was a beautiful, valiant pastoralism that one finds impossible to forget." -- Richmond Times-Dispatch
Copyright Date
2004
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2003-060483

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